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I am being treated as an expert in something I am definitely not an expert in and it's pretty crab fab in here rn

ok I found an actual expert, got the answer, and then passed it along like it was my own A++ would middle management again

Noice

As I do this sort of thing more and more I need to figure out how to balance self-advancement with making sure to credit people who actually did the work especially colleague who is young female poc as people like that tend not to get enough credit etc
But tbh also colleague who is white dude my age; he's great and I sometimes get credit for his work and I probably shouldn't...

Like, I know- be polite, don't be a gropist, accept rejection like a bro.

But, like... what if I find a woman attractive and would like to act on that, but would also not like to fuck up the possibilities of being bros instead?

Like, hey this lady is nice and funny and would be fun to bro with, either by social happenstance or intentionally. But I would also maybe like to see her butt. I worry that by offering drink/asking out/whatever, I'd be fucking with the dynamic. If she's not interested, she's instantly going to to see me as Guy Who Wants to See Butt, and it'll fuck up the trust dynamic for potential broship.

I am being treated as an expert in something I am definitely not an expert in and it's pretty crab fab in here rn

ok I found an actual expert, got the answer, and then passed it along like it was my own A++ would middle management again

Noice

As I do this sort of thing more and more I need to figure out how to balance self-advancement with making sure to credit people who actually did the work especially colleague who is young female poc as people like that tend not to get enough credit etc
But tbh also colleague who is white dude my age; he's great and I sometimes get credit for his work and I probably shouldn't...

the guy I went to is the Chief Structural Engineer for the entire company. aka the technical expert and I assume will be made the CTO when that position is created next year so I don't feel too bad about it heh

I am being treated as an expert in something I am definitely not an expert in and it's pretty crab fab in here rn

ok I found an actual expert, got the answer, and then passed it along like it was my own A++ would middle management again

Noice

As I do this sort of thing more and more I need to figure out how to balance self-advancement with making sure to credit people who actually did the work especially colleague who is young female poc as people like that tend not to get enough credit etc
But tbh also colleague who is white dude my age; he's great and I sometimes get credit for his work and I probably shouldn't...

the guy I went to is the Chief Structural Engineer for the entire company. aka the technical expert and I assume will be made the CTO when that position is created next year so I don't feel too bad about it heh

oh excellent

I need to become better work friends with olds so I can take credit without guilt

I do have that one ex-professor on my team so if he ever *does anything* for our project I'd feel fine about that

...but mostly he sits around thinking about math? (which is what I put him on the team to do, I suppose)

Also he apparently just got a tattoo and I'm so curious

if we talked about it and it's on his arm it wouldn't be rude to ask to see it, would it? I didn't but I'm so curious...he has very non-traditional style for a defense contractor (multiple piercings, too)

I am being treated as an expert in something I am definitely not an expert in and it's pretty crab fab in here rn

ok I found an actual expert, got the answer, and then passed it along like it was my own A++ would middle management again

Noice

As I do this sort of thing more and more I need to figure out how to balance self-advancement with making sure to credit people who actually did the work especially colleague who is young female poc as people like that tend not to get enough credit etc
But tbh also colleague who is white dude my age; he's great and I sometimes get credit for his work and I probably shouldn't...

the guy I went to is the Chief Structural Engineer for the entire company. aka the technical expert and I assume will be made the CTO when that position is created next year so I don't feel too bad about it heh

oh excellent

I need to become better work friends with olds so I can take credit without guilt

I do have that one ex-professor on my team so if he ever *does anything* for our project I'd feel fine about that

...but mostly he sits around thinking about math? (which is what I put him on the team to do, I suppose)

Also he apparently just got a tattoo and I'm so curious

if we talked about it and it's on his arm it wouldn't be rude to ask to see it, would it? I didn't but I'm so curious...he has very non-traditional style for a defense contractor (multiple piercings, too)

I don't think it'd be rude, no. IIRC most people are super hype to share their tats.

I am being treated as an expert in something I am definitely not an expert in and it's pretty crab fab in here rn

ok I found an actual expert, got the answer, and then passed it along like it was my own A++ would middle management again

Noice

As I do this sort of thing more and more I need to figure out how to balance self-advancement with making sure to credit people who actually did the work especially colleague who is young female poc as people like that tend not to get enough credit etc
But tbh also colleague who is white dude my age; he's great and I sometimes get credit for his work and I probably shouldn't...

the guy I went to is the Chief Structural Engineer for the entire company. aka the technical expert and I assume will be made the CTO when that position is created next year so I don't feel too bad about it heh

oh excellent

I need to become better work friends with olds so I can take credit without guilt

I do have that one ex-professor on my team so if he ever *does anything* for our project I'd feel fine about that

...but mostly he sits around thinking about math? (which is what I put him on the team to do, I suppose)

Also he apparently just got a tattoo and I'm so curious

if we talked about it and it's on his arm it wouldn't be rude to ask to see it, would it? I didn't but I'm so curious...he has very non-traditional style for a defense contractor (multiple piercings, too)

I don't think it'd be rude, no. IIRC most people are super hype to share their tats.

oh no, maybe it was rude of me not to ask

we were talking and he was suddenly like "yo this is weird but I gotta slap my arm it is really itchy and I am not allowed to itch it cause I just got a tattoo" and then we talked about how cool tattoos are for a bit and then went back to talking about image homography

Like, I know- be polite, don't be a gropist, accept rejection like a bro.

But, like... what if I find a woman attractive and would like to act on that, but would also not like to fuck up the possibilities of being bros instead?

Like, hey this lady is nice and funny and would be fun to bro with, either by social happenstance or intentionally. But I would also maybe like to see her butt. I worry that by offering drink/asking out/whatever, I'd be fucking with the dynamic. If she's not interested, she's instantly going to to see me as Guy Who Wants to See Butt, and it'll fuck up the trust dynamic for potential broship.

Ask if you they want to go on a date. If they say no, then that is fine and just be friends with them.

God that New California thing is so stupid. It'll never happen, knock on wood, but You Know Who got elected, so if it does happen I'm going back to my Canadian roots, applying for citizenship and moving to Vancouver

I was purchased that shirt as a present and while it's well-intentioned, I think I would sink into the ground and disappear rather than wear it in public. It's a bit much for me. It is quite soft though.

Like, I know- be polite, don't be a gropist, accept rejection like a bro.

But, like... what if I find a woman attractive and would like to act on that, but would also not like to fuck up the possibilities of being bros instead?

Like, hey this lady is nice and funny and would be fun to bro with, either by social happenstance or intentionally. But I would also maybe like to see her butt. I worry that by offering drink/asking out/whatever, I'd be fucking with the dynamic. If she's not interested, she's instantly going to to see me as Guy Who Wants to See Butt, and it'll fuck up the trust dynamic for potential broship.

Ask if you they want to go on a date. If they say no, then that is fine and just be friends with them.

This is literally how I got one of my best friends.

I generally do it the other way 'round

Befriend them because people are rad, then after knowing each other for a while I say "What do you think about mashing our faces together?"

Except in this instance Ladyfriend said that part instead, which also totally works

in WA there's this tiny chain (like three locations) that's a full-on knockoff of Texas Roadhouse down to the yeast rolls and the peanuts.

It's kind of funny.

They'll give me a shitload of anchovies on a ceaser salad tho so it's ok in my book

life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies